Making Economy Quilt Blocks for the Petit Four Quilt Along, Sew Sampler Reveal & More!

Sew along with Kimberly as she kicks off the Petit Four Quilt Along by making 4" Economy blocks! At the end, check out her October 2023 Sew Sampler reveal and more fantastic fabric that is new in the store.

The winners from the Petit Four Economy Premiere are Kim Bonner, Delores Rast and Susan Binzel.

CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
00:45 - Block Demo
03:19 - Cutting Instructions
16:28 - Gluing Down the Fabric
19:18 - Assembling The Block
28:48 - Final Result
31:55 - Sew Sampler Unboxing
35:49 - Monthly Specials

PETIT FOUR QUILT ALONG - ECONOMY BLOCK
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[laSher]

I made a quilt for my father as a gift last Christmas. I was completely finished and I mean binding sewn and ready to wrap when I realized one of the blocks was sewn wrong. The quilt had stars made with flying geese and one of the prominent stars was missing the wings as I had sewn it in backwards. It was very noticeable and I was heart broken to the point of crying and not wanting to give it to my father. I decided to give the quilt to my father after some encouragement from my husband and he loved it. He gets many compliments over the quilt and I like that he loves it.

[mammafo]

You know you have starched like Kimberly when you can organize your colors and stand them up like a stack of cards together!

[FatQuarterShopTX]

The winners from the Petit Four Economy Premiere are Kim Bonner, Delores Rast and Susan Binzel.

[cindyadams]

Thanks for fitting this tutorial in today. My greatest sewing disaster was early in my quilting journey and I was making a two color Irish Chain, but my pattern was for three colors. I’m sewing along and run out of my fabrics, oh no! I drive four hours to go back to the store that I had purchased them from, hoping that they still had them. This was well before online fabric shopping!!! Fortunately I was able to purchase more fabric. The quilt turned out nicely. It seems like I’m always having mistakes, but the outcomes are better with each project. Online tutorials are so helpful, especially Kimberly’s!

[imagatorvetmom]

My biggest quilting disaster was: trimming each block as went. Each should have been 9.5” unfinished, but, if it was closer to 9.25” that’s what I trimmed it to. I had not wrapped my head around the whole math thing and I was just making them pretty. When I realized they weren’t going to fit together, I quit. I still have the blocks and now that I have more experience, I will cut them all down and finally piece them. Finished is better than perfect! Thank you Kimberly and team!

[michellegreen]

Greatest quilting disaster was … haven’t had any total disasters but I have cut blocks wrong many times and quite often make my flip and stitch corners go the wrong way. Love that you don’t edit out your mistakes. Makes us all feel a little better about our own mess ups!

[krystynadodd]

I have a problem with spatial awareness. So I check and double check and check again - most especially with colour and placement of blocks. Seriously. This baby quilt was a gift. I made sure all was in place or so I thought. Stitched, quilted and gave gift. About a year later was going through my quilt pics and, horror of horrors, realized that one of my blocks was totally turned the wrong way. The recipient never noticed and still to this day her little girl loves the quilt. Too bad I can’t send you pic! Love all your videos as they are fun to watch and a great help to me! 😊

[tenadoerksen]

Tena D I loved my Sew Sampler Box you sent me for June, but this one is even more
exciting !! I have taken my June Sew Sampler Box to my quilting guild & advertised your program a lot !! If I should be lucky enough to receive one more, it would be " the icing on the cake !" to show them all ! All 40+ ladies were totally amazed at the lovely products .

My screw-up quilt project : I was making the "Labyrinth Walk "quilt to donate to a live-auction fund raiser for our small community Lion's Club, a few years ago . I was being so careful putting it together, since it was somewhat complicated for me & was a special project . When I was nearly done the blocks, I realized one was put together totally wrong . I diligently sat, & unpicked it while sitting in the Living Room beside my husband, who was enjoying something on TV --- not at all concerned about my dilemma !!
For Christmas that year, he surprised me with an engraved wooden plaque that appropriately read :
" I've Learned so Much from my Mistakes, I Think I'll Make a few More !! " It hangs above my sewing machine as a gentle reminder, when I make a mistake . I've learned an awful lot over my quilting years & consequently have improved skills !!
Keep up the great teaching, Kimberley & Crew !! Love every minute of it !!

Sincerely,
Tena D .
Manitoba, Canada

PS> If I won another Sew Sampler box, I would make the "Heart Quilt" and donate it again to the local Lion's spring auction . My 2 quilt donations have brought them over $1300.00, a much appreciated donation in a small prairie community .

[dgimarc]

Luckily I haven’t had any huge disasters when quilting but have run out of fabric once and had to scramble to find 2 years after I bought it. I now always buy a little extra fabric and and try and buy enough of a line for all parts beyond the blocks. That’s the good thing about scrappy quilts you don’t need to worry about! Always read directions and cut carefully have been my saving grace.

[anngodley]

Made a quilt that I was gifting to a friend. Was short on fat quarters, so I added some older fabric from my stash. Once the quilt was finished, I washed it. To my horror, when I took it out of the washer, some of the older fabric had bled onto the cream colored background!! I was able to get the bleeding out, but I learned a valuable lesson! Never again will I mix old and new fabric!!

[teresaneel]

My worst quilting disaster ... I began my journey into quilting about 1 year ago. With that said, I do not know anyone in my friends and family circles who quilted who could teach me. So, YouTube and quilters like yourself have become my quilty friends. I did not know the basics nor the terminology, but that did not stop me. I saw a quilt design on the web and thought I could make it for my granddaughter, without the pattern. I now know it was on point and involved many pieces on the bias. Keep in mind I did not understand what this meant until... the result was a mess. I still have the quilt top and my stomach churns every time I see it. But my lesson was learned! Use a pattern until I know enough to explore on my own.

[michelledagerman]

I made a quilt from a tutorial years ago from precuts, and there was no instruction for measuring and squaring up the blocks. I pieced them all together and when I went to add borders it was so wonky. It was a UFO for many years. Recently I pulled it back out and did my best with the borders and quilted it up. Quilting took up some of the fullness and it looks good. Appreciate all your demonstrations in piecing and have learned so much from you! My skills have improved tremendously. Thank you! 😊❤️

[janwilliams]

oh my, my biggest quilting disaster. I made a scrappy backing and ACCIDENTALLY included the selvage writing and dots in the piecing and did not notice that until I took it to my longarmer. Now, it would have been a different outcome had I PURPOSELY included that selvage. Whewwww!

And for the record, Kimberly. YOU ARE NOT A WRECK, but a very devoted Mother of 4, businesswoman, wife and employer. Please give yourself some grace!

[maegan]

I was making a scrappy quilt similar to Lori Holt's Scrappy Strings pattern and I waited until I sewed the quilt together before taking off the backing paper. It wasn't until then that I realized my tension had been off for most of the quilt, and lots of seams were very loose. It was a 100 x 100 inch quilt, and I really didnt feel like redoing all those seams, so I took it to my quilter and she did a REALLY dense quilting pattern on it. Saved the day! I have come across a few seams I've had to reinforce, but for the most part it's pretty good. Of course, this is one quilt I will never put in the washer!

[debbierice]

I have had small quilting mistakes, but I am a slow quilter and really do check every step and enjoy the process. As everyone knows, quilting is a lifetime learning hobby and I figure each mistake just makes me a better quilter as I learn new skills.

[sylviafletcher]

I made a king size quilt with appliqué center a large elk, then I put log cabin blocks around and another block after that. Can’t remember the block. I got it all sewn together and quilted it myself. Then realized I had on one side of the quilt switched two of the rows. I was in a hurry and didn’t check. My son still uses it to this day!! I think it was the most expensive quilt I have ever made. It is all batiks in earth tones.

[carlalemaster]

I made your free Sizzle Jelly Roll quilt with what I "thought" was a 1/4 inch foot. I made ALL the blocks but they wouldn't fit together to make the pinwheels. I then realized what I had done. I packed it away for a year; couldn't bear to look at it. Got it out a month ago and tore apart all 16 blocks and resewed them together. I wasn't about to throw away the Minnick & Simpson Newport fabric!

[shellyedwardscrafter]

The very first quilting class that I took the instructor was a perfectionist! If your measurements didn’t come out perfect or your lines weren’t straight she would make you rip it out and redo it before she would move onto the next step. I was so stressed out by the time I finished this baby quilt top that it is folded up in a drawer now for 20 years, when I pull it out, it gives me such angst. My next instructor had the philosophy of machines were made to go fast, mistakes are not noticeable by anyone, but you and it makes your quilt yours. life of quilting was much better after that.

[lynnscroggins]

My daughter, my mom and I are going to make a quilt together. My daughter suggested we make a generations quilt and she doesn’t even sew! Made my heart happy that she wants to do this together. I am thinking foundation papers will be in my best interest as I will be the one that puts it all together😊

[debbiestorjohann]

My disaster is that I think I have enough background to make a quilt. I have made smaller quilts or added another background for scrappy look. Now I make scrappy backgrounds all the time unless the quilt is a gift. Love that you showed your boo boo. Sometimes we need to improvise.